Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Florida Institute of Technology/Molecular Genetics (Fall 2021)

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Course name
Molecular Genetics
Institution
Florida Institute of Technology
Instructor
Eric Guisbert
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Molecular Genetics
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


Molecular Genetics covers a range of topics and methodologies related to the basic principles that underlie cellular functions at the molecular level. The course includes classical molecular biology topics such as DNA replication, transcription, mRNA splicing, translation, and protein folding, as well as modern molecular genetics and genomics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SJBrennan 23S ribosomal RNA
Makyladan Anti-sigma factors
Mohanad A 6S / SsrS RNA
Vincentcolombo8 Rumen
Wbacius Proteogenomics
Ritu2021 Human behaviour genetics
Enigmadxx Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Valochoa23 Age-1
Ahmed Albikairi Biotechnology
Nihal Aly
Marvel Hoskins Antimicrobial
Wentabdul 2021 Cell biology
Lchirumamill2021 Cell biology
Reham Saleh2 Hereditary haemochromatosis
Hnnelms Epigenetics
Rnelson2021 Biomarker
Geethikavayuvegula Evolutionary biology
Aneri10699 Molecular biology
WedyanAlmohammadi Nuclear gene
Salamri2021 Immunoelectrophoresis
Lokesh7799

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 23 August 2021   |   Wednesday, 25 August 2021   |   Friday, 27 August 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 30 August 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 September 2021   |   Friday, 3 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 September 2021   |   Friday, 10 September 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021   |   Friday, 17 September 2021
Assignment - Exercise
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021   |   Friday, 24 September 2021
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021   |   Friday, 1 October 2021

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021   |   Friday, 8 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 October 2021   |   Friday, 15 October 2021
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021   |   Friday, 22 October 2021

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021   |   Friday, 29 October 2021

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021   |   Friday, 5 November 2021
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021   |   Friday, 19 November 2021
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021   |   Friday, 3 December 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.